





By Ronald O. Reyes. A TOP official of Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Eastern Visayas has vowed close monitoring of MacArthur Iron Sand Project Corp. (MIPC) in Leyte amid mounting criticism in its operation. "With my remaining time in the region, I have to see that rehabilitation (of the mining area)," said MGB Regional Director Leo Van Juguan in response to the …









Headlines like "The Coming Sand Wars" (Beiser, 2019 in Foreign Policy), "The Deadly Global War for Sand (Beiser, 2015 in Wired), or "Kenya's Sand Wars" (Constable, 2017 in Al Jazeera) point toward the conflict potential of sand.In this study, we seek to provide an overview of illegal sand mining activities in Africa and point out in which African countries …





They reach as high as 15 feet, exposing the soil beneath the sand. San Vicente, Sta. Catalina, and Caoayan are located in the northwest portion of the northern Philippines, facing the West Philippine Sea. For years, illegal offshore mining for black sand or magnetite in these towns ran unabated, causing drastic changes in the landscape and ...



Leyte has 4 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Leyte mines are Iron, Copper, and Lead .At the time these mines were surveyed, 2 mines in Leyte were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Leyte has 1 prospect mine. 2 1 mine were in …



CATHOLIC priest Amadeo Alvero has appealed to government officials for an end to black sand mining operations in the small town of MacArthur in Leyte."I am plea ... LEYTE. Black sand mining activities in MacArthur, Leyte. (Photo courtesy of Father Amadeo Alvero) ... MIPC's processing plant has 4,000 tons of iron sand for debugging purposes ...



San Isidro is a barangay in the city of Baybay, province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), Philippines. The latest population is 2,221 (2020 Census figures). ... San Isidro is a barangay in the city of Baybay, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,221. This represented 1.99% of the total ...







Mining for iron ore or bauxite may cause alteration of the landscape so violently that its ill-effects are impinged on the viewer's consciousness instantly whereas the gradual transformation of sand into bridges, roads, houses, paints, glassware, and other things that are taken for granted in modern urban lives is almost imperceptible.

















San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. ... Mineral production consists mainly of non-metallic such as sand, gravel, earth and rocks. Enormous quantities of these materials were used for the construction of the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway (Daang ...




